SOCIAL CONTROL AND POLICE AUTONOMY (FROM POLICE COMMUNITY - DIMENSIONS OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SUBCULTURE, 1974, BY J GOLDSMITH AND S S GOLDSMITH - SEE NCJ-14809)

• NCJ Number: 29356
• Author(s): M G CANTOR
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Palisades Publishers
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PAPER EXAMINES THE CONFLICT OVER CONTROL OF POLICE WORK BY THE CLIENT POPULATION (SOCIETY) AND AUTONOMOUS INTERNAL FORCES.

Abstract

THE CONCEPT OF AUTONOMY IS DISCUSSED AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE POLICE SHOULD NOT BE 'PROFESSIONALIZED' IS PUT FORTH. THE INFLUENCES EXERTED ON POLICE WORK FROM UNIONS, GUILDS, AND CITIZEN GROUPS ARE DISCUSSED.